It is learnt that the renovation work of the Mormugao Municipal Council building in Vasco has commenced and will continue in phases. In the first phase, the municipal school and the first floor will be renovated. It is pertinent to note that the municipal school is located in this busy location where several government offices including the offices of the Mamlatdar and the Deputy Collector are housed. It seems that the school does not have a playground of its own. The Municipality sees large crowds visiting it on a daily basis for their official work. School students jostle with the people visiting the municipality. Under such circumstances it would be in the fitness of things for the municipal school to be shifted to a more spacious location in Vasco. The functioning of the school was started in the municipal building several decades ago when the population of Vasco city was much less and fewer citizens would visit the offices in the municipality. However now things have changed drastically. With the increase in the migrant population in the port town, the municipal building is always crowded which also witnesses serpentine queues at the various counters. A separate school building at a different location would be advantageous for the students. The space left vacant in the municipal building, as a result of shifting the school to another location, could be utilized to house more government offices. The state government could assist the Vasco municipality in the endeavour.
Cancelling Shigmo parades step in right direction
The government has taken the right step in cancelling public celebrations of the Shigmo festival just as the governments in states like Maharashtra have banned public celebrations of the popular Holi festival. And so, all this in the public interest of course, as the chief minister rightly says, 'Health comes first, festivals can be held every year'. They need to be complimented for their good thoughts. Now, contrast this to the election campaigning in several poll bound…
